Sunday, June 20, 2010: Wind has become an issue – as has the heat. That has not kept fishing folks from heading out, as public launches saw. I had very few fishing reports of note – by the admission of those who had a…

Thursday, June 17, 2010: Real nice out there, a tad windy, but a fine look and feel for surf, bay and inlet fishing. Bassing to the north is fair. Some folks are getting very savvy about how best to troll or s&d bunker for better bass. Without some serious insights, the…

Saving Seafood.org] by Jonathan Hemmerdinger Special to Saving Seafood

WASHINGTON - June 14 -The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's recent decision to reexamine a key aspect of how menhaden stocks are evaluated could alter the outcome of the agency's future menhaden stock assessments and lead to restrictions on the commercial harvest of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay.

Thursday, June 10, 2010: A bit of a south swell has built but light winds should make for ideal fishing conditions most of the day, as winds go from west to north to east to south. Good ocean drift winds. Should also be light enough to see any baitballs for those going after lingering…

NEW BEDFORD - In a bizarre incident that spotlights the vast amount of chemical weapons and munitions debris littering the ocean floor, a crewman aboard a clamming boat remained hospitalized yesterday for exposure to mustard gas after his vessel dredged up World War I-era munition shells.

Konstantin Burndshov sustained burns and blisters on an arm and leg and was sickened after handling a shell that had been hauled…